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Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham participates in simulated decontamination after a simulated sulfuric acid leak at the Alaska State Fairgrounds during exercise Alaska Shield 2016, Palmer, Alaska, April 2, 2016. Markham is assigned the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team. Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. David Bedard

Simulated Decontamination

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham participates in simulated decontamination after a simulated sulfuric acid leak at the Alaska State Fairgrounds during exercise Alaska Shield 2016, Palmer, Alaska, April 2, 2016. Markham is assigned the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Civil Support Team. Alaska Army National Guard photo by Sgt. David Bedard

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